CRYPTOSPORIDIUM IS AGAIN PLAGUING THE MILWAUKEE AREA. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE THE NORTH SHORE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS BASED HERE IN BROWN DEER... BUT SO FAR THE CASES ARE LIMITED TO WHITEFISH BAY, BAYSIDE AND FOX POINT. LETTERS LIKE THIS WENT HOME TO PARENTS AT A WHITEFISH BAY SCHOOL AND DAYCARE... NOTIFYING THEM OF THE CASES OF CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS. AND, WE'RE LEARNING TONIGHT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SUSPECTS LOCAL POOLS COULD BE THE SOURCE. A SIGN HANGS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE THE NORTH SHORE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS BASED HERE IN BROWN DEER... BUT SO FAR THE CASES ARE LIMITED TO WHITEFISH BAY, BAYSIDE AND FOX POINT. LETTERS LIKE THIS WENT HOME TO PARENTS AT A WHITEFISH BAY SCHOOL D DAA... TIFYING THEM OF THE SES OF YOORIDIOSIS. DWRE LEARNING NIGHT THE HEALTH PTMENT SUSPECTS CAL POOLS COD BE E SOUE SIGN HANGS OUTSIDE THE WHITEFISHAHIGH SCHOOL OL. OSED FOR TREATMENT IN WHAT E NORTH SHORE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS IS A CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CONTAMINATION THAT'S AFFLICTED 8 PEOPLE FOR CERTAIN... AND PERHAPS AT LEAST ANOTHER DOZEN. SUSPECTING LOCAL POOLS COULD BE A TRANSMISSION POINT, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKED LOCAL INDOOR POOLS... LIKE THE ONE AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER... TO CLOSE FOR TREATMENT. WE DEFINITELY KNOW THERE ARE POOLS IN OUR AREA THAT ARE ALL SHUTTING DOWN, FOLLOWING THE PRECAUTIONS, I THINK PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY SINCE 1993 ARE VERY NERVOUS ABOUT HEARING THESE WORDS. BUT MARK SHAPIRO FROM THE JCC SAYS THERE'S NOTHING TO INDICATE A SOURCE... AT LEAST YET. THEY HAVE IN NO WAY IDENTIFIED THE JCC OR ANY OTHER SPECIFIC PLACE AS THE SOURCE OR TRANSMITTER. THE ONLY CHILDREN AFFECTED SO FAR ARE AT WHITEFISH BAY'S CUMBERLAND ELEMENTARY ... AND TREE OF LIFE PRESCHOOL. PARENTS AT BOTH SCHOOLS WERE NOTIFIED TODAY... BUT WE ASKED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHY THEY DIDN'T ISSUE ANY PUBLIC WARNINGS. BECAUSE WE ARE FOCUSING ON A FEW RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND THOSE HAVE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON SO WE DON'T THINK THE GENERAL POPULATION HAS MUCH OF A RISK TO CRYPTOSPORIDIUM RIGHT NOW. AND WITH THE MOST RECENT CASES STILL BEING REPORTED TODAY, THEY JUST CAN'T SAY IF THE WORST IS BEHIND THEM. 6 WE ARE NOT SURE AT THIS TIME WHETHER IT HAS PEAKED. Q: AND DO YOU EXPECT OTHER CASES THEN? A: THERE MIGHT BE SOME SECONDARY TODAY, THEY JUST CAN'T SAY IF THE WORST IS BEHIND THEM. 6 WE ARE NOT SURE AT THIS TIME WHETHER IT HAS PEAKED. Q: AND DO YOU EXPECT OTHER CASES THEN? A: THERE MIGHT BE SOME SECONDARY CASES JUST FROM HOUSEHOLD CONTACT AND PEOPLE NOT WASHING THEIR HANDS AS WELL AS THEY SHOULD BE.